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Other than a Laminar Lip I don't see how you could attach a larger shield to the small C fairing.
I like the integrated turn signals, but who knows maybe that’s a hassle for changing bulbs?
Any C owners have feedback on the fairing and screen? I like the integrated turn signals, but who knows maybe that’s a hassle for changing bulbs?
One screw.
The only thing I know of for the C with the fairing was the Laminar Lip. BMW did not make a larger screen for the C with the bikini fairing.
I think the C is a sharp looking bike. For some reason I don't think BMW sold many.
I rode a friend's C a few times and thought the fairing did a decent job.
The C came with inferior front forks that had 2" more travel and poor damping. They were prone to nosedives underbraking more so that later bikes. Fixable with aftermarket parts.
The forks were only an issue wih how hard you wished to push the bike and personal preference.
I am getting off topic in my own thread, but what do you guys think about the differences between the C and a Standard? I know about the rear drum v. disc brake, and the C fairing. Anything else of significance? Apparently with the naked Standard, there are a lot of aftermarket windscreen options.
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The C came with inferior front forks that had 2" more travel and poor damping. They were prone to nosedives underbraking more so that later bikes. Fixable with aftermarket parts.
The forks were only an issue wih how hard you wished to push the bike and personal preference.
Good to know. Wasn’t aware of that.
Also, I just remembered the handlebars are different too. I suppose bar height/reach is primarily a question of personal preference. But are there any downsides to either the mid- (“C”) or tall- (Standard) bars?
Old Smokey, my '86 K75T was a "C" with the International Shield and headlight surround used on the naked K100 bikes, as well as a double bucket touring seat, bags, and topcase. Once the "S" bikes came out with the sport suspension I bought and installed all of the K75S components into the forks on my K75T. It worked out very well even though some folks thought I was nuts to spend the money. But since I put 370,000 miles on the bike I did get my money's worth.
I thought the C had a drum rear brake like the standard. I should remember because I used to service our friends C because her husband could break a anvil in a sandbox.
The think the C bars are between the S and the standard.
Here are a few pictures to show the riding position. Not a perfect comparison because my wife on the S and T (standard) has long arms and the lady on the C has short arms.
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Regarding your first comment about the brakes, I’m not an authority but my understanding is that the “Standard” bikes all had rear disc brakes. Only the “C” and “T” models had the drum rear brake, or so I gather.
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The C came with inferior front forks that had 2" more travel and poor damping. They were prone to nosedives underbraking more so that later bikes. Fixable with aftermarket parts.
The forks were only an issue wih how hard you wished to push the bike and personal preference.
On the earlier K75 bikes only the S had a rear disk brake.
Latter years the standard K75 had a rear disk brake.
98Lee can probably tell us when the standard got a rear disk.
98lee did the C ever get a rear disk?
Between 7/85 and 3/90 3142 K75Cs were imported to the US.
The T, which was a US only model are included in this number. The VIN #s for the C and T are intermixed so it is hard to do a further breakdown.
Between 7/90 and 9/95 2401 K75 Standards (or Basics) were imported to the US.
Drum brakes were discontinued somewhere between 7/89 and 8/90.
Another issue to consider when thinking about a drum brake bike is that parts for the rear wheel (with integral brake drum), final drive (with mounts for brake shoes), and rear brake components are becoming harder to source with less than 3200 ever being imported over 30 years ago and BMWs recent corporate policy of allowing older, less profitable parts to expire and become no longer available from the dealers. I believe the shoes are still available, but the drum (wheel) is not and a lot of final drive parts for the drum brake models are NLA.
Example: If your final drive splines go bye bye, you can not just buy a good used final drive for $300 and keep on truck in' as you could with a disc brake bike.